Recently, Russian scientists announced the successful development of a new generation of super-hard alloys that are expected to be used to create mining equipment in the harsh conditions of the Arctic region.
The new alloy was worked on at the end of November at a mine in the Kemerovo region of Russia.
Yevgeny Levashov, project manager and professor from the University of Science and Technology said in a recent report.
“This is a new technology for the production of a new generation of hard alloys with a particularly homogeneous structure with round tungsten carbide grains and nano-cobalt binders ,” Levashov said.
According to this scientist, the new alloys were created as part of the state program for the development of the Arctic region, and they will double the strength and durability of mining equipment.
Prior to that, industrial tests of the new alloy were conducted at the end of November at a mine in the Kemerovo region of Russia, where a combined machine processed more than 700 cubic meters of rock at depths close to 250m.